Pernod Ricard And Smooth Ambler Spirits Are Helping Put West Virginia On The Map
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Pernod Ricard And Smooth Ambler Spirits Are Helping Put West Virginia On The Map

Pernod Ricard And Smooth Ambler Spirits Are Helping Put West Virginia On The Map Forbes Nov 15, 2017 Megy Karydes How does one go from selling brake pads in North Carolina to creating a bourbon company? If you’re John Little, CEO and Master Distiller of Smooth Ambler, you take what you learn from selling brake pads…

KO Distilling Completes $900,000 Distillery Expansion
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KO Distilling Completes $900,000 Distillery Expansion

Provided by KO Distilling In a time-honored maritime tradition, the proud Co-Founders of KO Distilling in Manassas rang a merchant ship’s bell on Nov. 16 celebrating the completion of a $900,000 expansion, which has more than tripled their production capacity and will create more jobs. … Highlights of the distillery expansion include a new Vendome…

A Day on the Trail: Aerial Delivery of Wilderness Trail Distillery’s 36′ Copper Column Still
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A Day on the Trail: Aerial Delivery of Wilderness Trail Distillery’s 36′ Copper Column Still

By Distillery Trail  Posted November 18, 2017 The new still uses a similar design to the existing 36 foot, 18″ diameter copper column still that’s been in use for the last year and a half except like a McDonald’s lunch, it’s super sized. The new 7,000 lb. Vendome copper column still measures 36′ tall with a 36″ diameter…

Take a Sneak Peek at Firestone & Robertson Distilling, Fort Worth’s New Whiskey Wonderland
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Take a Sneak Peek at Firestone & Robertson Distilling, Fort Worth’s New Whiskey Wonderland

After months of careful preparation, Firestone & Robertson Distilling Company is just about ready to debut what will be the largest whiskey distillery west of the Mississippi River in Fort Worth. Located on the grounds of the former Glen Garden Country Club, the new whiskey wonderland in Fort Worth is an expansion of the original…

One-of-a-Kind Distillery Coming Soon to Fort Worth
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One-of-a-Kind Distillery Coming Soon to Fort Worth

BY AMY WOLFF SORTER • OCT 5, 2017 – dallasinnovates.com Whiskey Ranch will be the largest distillery of its type west of the Mississippi. …One highlight of Whiskey Ranch will be a 45-foot custom-copper column still, allowing for a continuous distillation process, versus the batch process currently used at F&R’s Vickery site (pictured below). The batch process yields…

A Day on the Trail: A Behind the Scenes Tour of Lux Row Distillers Construction Site
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A Day on the Trail: A Behind the Scenes Tour of Lux Row Distillers Construction Site

Distillery Trail –  Posted September 30, 2017 Visit Distillery Trail for A Day on the Trail: A Behind the Scenes Tour of Lux Row Distillers Construction Site [Photos] Once completed, the new distillery will be able to produce 1 million proof gallons per year. That number can grow with the addition of fermentation tanks and extra shifts….

Boone County Distilling Launches Tanner’s Curse White Rye Whiskey
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Boone County Distilling Launches Tanner’s Curse White Rye Whiskey

By Distillery Trail Posted September 19, 2017 …The white whiskey was distilled in “The Bear,” a 500 gallon Vendome Copper & Brass Works copper pot still they affectionately call “The Bear.” The still is named after legendary Petersburg distiller William Snyder’s pet bear. Yes, he had a pet bear, didn’t everyone in the 1800s?… Visit Distillery Trail Blog to…